Siilhem Mountains (russian: Сайлюгем, ; mn, Сийлхэмийн нуруу, ), or Sailughem, is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in the southeastern part of
Altai Mountains.
The range stretches 130 km north-east from 49° N and 86° E towards the western extremity of the
Sayan Mountains
The Sayan Mountains (russian: Саяны ''Sajany''; mn, Соёны нуруу, ''Soyonï nurû''; otk, 𐰚𐰇𐰏𐰢𐰤, Kögmen) are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia ( Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva Republic ...
in 51° 60′ N (sic) and 89° E.
[ Their mean elevation is 1,500 to 1,750 metres (5000 to 5500 feet).][ The snow-line runs at 2,000 m on the northern side and at 2,400 m on the southern, and above it the rugged peaks tower up some 975 metres (3200 feet) more.][
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References
Altai Mountains
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountain ranges of Mongolia
Landforms of Buryatia
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